Mockingjay – Part 1 | Lorde to Write First Single and Curate Soundtrack

GRAMMY® Award-winning recording star Lorde will curate the soundtrack album for the upcoming third installment of the global blockbuster The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. In addition to hand-picking the artists for The Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack, Lorde will provide the first single for the highly anticipated film and album. The soundtrack will be available via Republic Records this fall.

MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 SoundtrackCourtesy of Lionsgate

The 17-year-old New Zealand native –who will embark on her third national North American tour this fall– exploded onto the scene with her Number One global hit 'Royals,' and has taken the music world by storm since the release of her critically acclaimed platinum debut album “PURE HEROINE”.

Her quadruple platinum selling single 'Royals' helped earn two Billboard Music Awards for 'Best New Artist' and 'Best Rock Song,' and two GRAMMY® Awards for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Pop Solo Performance.’ She currently holds the record for 'Longest #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by a Female Artist in 2013' and longest standing #1 for any female artist in the Billboard Alternative Chart history

The digital pre-order for the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has officially gone live on iTunes today. The album will be available in stores and on all online partners beginning November 17.

Those who purchase the pre-order will receive instant downloads of the first single, multiplatinum GRAMMY® Award winner LORDE's "Yellow Flicker Beat" and The Chemical Brothers' "This Is Not A Game" [featuring Miguel].